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My grandparents taught me to use just about anything around the house as batting: frayed, used blankets, sheets and towels to grandpa's old used heavy fabric or leather scraps for such items as pot holders and placemats. Grandma S. particularly liked the leather scraps from Grandpa's leather working. He would punch a grid work of holes with his awl for her to then attach her "art work of material" and a bit of fussy batting for her tabletop and counter trivets at the dinner table!

When my backing material is just not quite wide enough, I like to insert a strip of something about 1/4 of the way in from the edge. If I need 6 inches in width, I make a string of 7 inch blocks from the material I used on my quilt top. This saves me from buying another 2 yards or whatever to complete the back. Plus it adds interest to the back. One block could even be your label!